Rail-joint.



APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5555 08 l 914,260. Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

EDWARD FRASER, OF NORTH ORANDON, WISCONSIN.

RAILJOINT.

Specification o Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed .une 5, 190',- Serial No. 436,953.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDWARD FRASER, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Crandon, in the county of Forest and State of lllisconsin, have invented new and useful improvements in Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

rThis invention relates to rail joints of the scarf type, the object of the invention being to provide a rail joint which will insure a smooth surface for cars passing over the same and avoid the liability of forming flat places adjacent the joints, and also overcoming to a great extent the liability of the rails to spread adjacent to the joints. The construction hereinafter described also dispenses with the usual angle bars or `fish plates now in common use and provides means whereby the joint will brace itself even should the usual clamping bolts get out of place.

lilith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consistsin the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawingz-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the oint. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the splice bar. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end of one of the rails.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate the rail ends, one of which is illustrated in detail in Fig. 5 and both of which are formed in the manner shown in Fig. 5.

Adjacent to the end of each rail, the latter is formed with a comparatively thick or solid portion 3 beneath which the base flange 4 of the rail is cut away from the joint 5 to the extremity of the rail as clearly shown in Fig. 5 so as to admit the base flange of the splice bar shown in Fig. 4 and hereinafter more particularly described.

ln addition to cutting away the base flange 4 of the rail, the body and head of the rail are out away as shown at 6 to provide a longitudinally extending tongue 7 of about one-half the thickness of the thickened body portion of the rail and the said tongue is notched or out away to leave a projecting tenon 9 which extends beyond the extremity of the tongue 7 and forms a continuation of the head of the rail as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5.

Both of the rail ends are formed in the manner hereinabove just described, and they are connected by means of a splice bar 10 shown in detail in Fig. 4, wherein it is seen to comprise a base iiange 11, a cheek plate 12 extending longitudinally along the same adjacent to one side edge thereof, a rail head section 13, which also extends lengthwise of the base iiange 11 but terminates short of the ends thereof, and an abutment 14 which extends from the cheek plate 12 to the rail head section 13 and provides horizontal and vertical shoulders against which the extremities of the rail abut in the manner clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

ln assembling the parts, the tongue 7 of each rail end is inserted between the cheek plate 12 and the rail head section 13 at one end of the splice bar, the tongue 7 filling said space and 'the end shoulder thereof resting against one of the vertical shoulders of the abutment 14 while the lower surface of the projecting tenen 9 rests upon one-half of the horizontal shoulder of the abutment 14 as clearly seen in Fig. 3. `When the two rail ends are brought into proper relation with the splice bar as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the extremities of the tenons 9 abut or lie closely together as shown and these bolts 16 and are inserted through the overlapping parts of the joint including the projecting tongues 7 and the oppositely lying portions 12 and rail head section 13 thereby forming a secure connection between the rail` ends and the splice bar. Even should the bolts 15 and 16 become displaced, the splice bar would form a sufficient brace between the ends of the rail so as to prevent the breaking away or splitting of the rails adjacent to the joint.

l claim 'ln a rail joint, the combination of rail ends having the base franges thereof cut away from the extremity of the rail, and also having the body portions of the rails cut away at one side to leave longitudinally projecting tongues which are in turn notched or cut away to leave tenon extensions beyond the extremities of the tongues, and a splice bar comprising a base flange, a cheek plate extending along one side thereof, a rail head section extending lengthwise of the base flange parallel to the Vcheek plate, and an ln testimony whereof l eFX mysignature abutment connecting the cheek plate and rail in presence of tWo Witnesses.

head section and proviolinP vertical and horizontal shoulders againstbwlloh the corret EDWARD FRASER 5 sponding shoulders on the projecting tongues Witnesses:

and tenons of the rail ends rest, substantially Gr. A. HAUGERUD,

as described. J. `H. KRUMM. 

